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Biography

My research focuses on the use of lake sedimentary records, especially chironomid sub-fossils, to reconstruct past environments. Current research interests include temperature reconstruction of late Pleistocene and Holocene climates, assessment of historic and pre-historic human impacts on lake systems, and impacts of recent climate change on lake ecosystems.

Proceedings for the International Symposium on Water Resources and Environmental Protection (ISWREP)
Guo, X., A.P. Potito and L.Luo (2011) A GIS-based approach for simulating air temperature in the Hydroelectric Reservoir Region, central China Proceedings for the International Symposium on Water Resources and Environmental Protection (ISWREP) , pp.2193-2197 [Details]

Book Review

Conference Paper

Year

Publication

(2015)

A high resolution palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Neolithic at the Carrowkeel-Keshcorran complex, County Sligo, Ireland. Conference of Irish Geographers, Belfast.
Taylor, K.J., S. Stolze, D.W. Beilman and A.P. Potito (2015) A high resolution palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Neolithic at the Carrowkeel-Keshcorran complex, County Sligo, Ireland. Conference of Irish Geographers, Belfast. Conference Paper [Details]

Impacts of climate warming on a large mountain lake in southwestern China. Association of American Geographers Conference, New York.
Potito, A.P., Guo, X., Luo, L., Beilman, D.W. (2012) Impacts of climate warming on a large mountain lake in southwestern China. Association of American Geographers Conference, New York. Conference Paper [Details]

(2012)

Ecological impacts of early farming in Western Ireland: a palaeolimnological approach. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York.
Taylor, K.H., Potito, A.P., Ghilardi, B., O'Connell, M., Beilman, D.W. (2012) Ecological impacts of early farming in Western Ireland: a palaeolimnological approach. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York. Conference Paper [Details]

(2012)

A multi-proxy paleolimnological assessment of mid-Holocene aridity in the Midwestern United States. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York.
Porinchu, D.F., Potito, A.P., Soltesz, P., Beilman, D.W., Brady, V. (2012) A multi-proxy paleolimnological assessment of mid-Holocene aridity in the Midwestern United States. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York. Conference Paper [Details]

The distribution of chironomid subfossils in western Ireland: potential for paleoenvironmental reconstructions . Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers.
Woodward, C.A. (2009) The distribution of chironomid subfossils in western Ireland: potential for paleoenvironmental reconstructions . Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Las Vegas, Nevada: Conference Paper [Details]

(2008)

High-resolution temperature reconstruction of the ‘8200-year cold event’ in western Ireland. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers.
Potito, A.P., Overland, A., O'Connell, M. (2008) High-resolution temperature reconstruction of the ‘8200-year cold event’ in western Ireland. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Boston, Massachusetts: Conference Paper [Details]

Evidence of regional warming during the 20th century in alpine and subalpine lakes in the western United States. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Porinchu, D.F., Reinemann, S., Potito, A.P., MacDonald, G.M., Moser K.A., Munroe, J.S., Box, J., Mark, B. (2007) Evidence of regional warming during the 20th century in alpine and subalpine lakes in the western United States. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco,California: Conference Paper [Details]

High Resolution Analysis of Sub-fossil Midges from the Great Basin, United States Provides Evidence of 20th Century Warming. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Porinchu, D.F., Potito, A.P., MacDonald, G.M., Moser, K., Munroe, J. (2006) High Resolution Analysis of Sub-fossil Midges from the Great Basin, United States Provides Evidence of 20th Century Warming. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California: Conference Paper [Details]

Climatological, hydrological and vegetation change for the past 15, 000 years based upon a new network of high resolution lake sites in the Sierra Nevada and Uinta Mountains. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
MacDonald, G.M., Moser K.A., Porinchu, D.F., Bloom A.M., Potito, A.P., Petel, A. (2004) Climatological, hydrological and vegetation change for the past 15, 000 years based upon a new network of high resolution lake sites in the Sierra Nevada and Uinta Mountains. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco,California: Conference Paper [Details]

Using chironomids to study environmental change . Department of Geography Seminar Series, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Potito,A. (2009) Using chironomids to study environmental change . Department of Geography Seminar Series, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Maynooth: Invited Seminars [Details]

(2008)

Past as the key to the present: Using chironomids to study climate change. Planning & Environmental Policy Seminar Series UCD School of Geography.
Potito, A.P. (2008) Past as the key to the present: Using chironomids to study climate change. Planning & Environmental Policy Seminar Series UCD School of Geography. Invited Seminars [Details]

(2006)

Reconstructing paleoclimates in the United States: evidence from the Sierra Nevada and the American Midwest. Department of Geography public lecture series National University of Ireland.
Potito, A.P. (2006) Reconstructing paleoclimates in the United States: evidence from the Sierra Nevada and the American Midwest. Department of Geography public lecture series National University of Ireland. Galway: Invited Seminars [Details]

(2006)

Reconstructing late Quaternary climate: Lacustrine archives from California and the Midwestern US. Department of Geography colloquium series The Ohio State University.
Potito, A.P (2006) Reconstructing late Quaternary climate: Lacustrine archives from California and the Midwestern US. Department of Geography colloquium series The Ohio State University. Invited Seminars [Details]

(2005)

A combined paleolimnological and dendroclimatological study on Holocene climate change and impacts in the Sierra Nevada, California. Geology Club seminar series College of Wooster.
Potito, A.P. (2005) A combined paleolimnological and dendroclimatological study on Holocene climate change and impacts in the Sierra Nevada, California. Geology Club seminar series College of Wooster. Wooster,Ohio: Invited Seminars [Details]

Teaching Interests

I teach Physical Geography at all levels, and run a methods course across all Taught Masters programmes in Geography. I have a particular interest in human impacts on the environment, long-term environmental change and the Quaternary.

Recent Postgraduate Students

Graduation

Name

Degree

Primary Supervisor

2011

Karen Taylor

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

Y

2010

Eva Eagleton

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

Y

2013

Michelle McKeown

PhD

Y

2011

Stephen Galvin

PhD

N

2012

Claire Cullen

PhD

N

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